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River scene by moonlight, by Cornelis Vermeulen

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An image of River scene by moonlight. Vermeulen, Cornelis (Dutch, c.1644-c.1708/09). Oil on panel, height 26.0 cm, width 31.1 cm.

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River scene by moonlight. Vermeulen, Cornelis (Dutch, c.1644-c.1708/09). Oil on panel, height 26.0 cm, width 31.1 cm.

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  • Accession Number: 408
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/11.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 850 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 91.58kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 11/1
  • Captured: 2019:07:03 16:44:14

Key words

17th Century 18th Century boats Cornelis Vermeulen Dutch Dutch Golden Age evening exterior Fitz_PDP full moon lunar moon moonlight moonlit night night piece night sky nocturnal nocturne oil on panel painting panel river river boats river scene sailing boat seascape Vermeulen

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